Suggested Apps and Podcasts for Parents of Students with Disabilities
iOS apps
iAdvocate
Free iPhone/iPod Touch
This app was developed by Syracuse University that helps parents develop strategies for working with the members of the IEP team collaboratively to support students. It does slant toward mainstreaming and inclusion.
iAdvocate
Free iPhone/iPod Touch
This app was developed by Syracuse University that helps parents develop strategies for working with the members of the IEP team collaboratively to support students. It does slant toward mainstreaming and inclusion.
MyIEPmeeting
$1.99 iPhone/iPod Touch
Helps organize, document, and prepare for upcoming IEP meetings. Includes sections to add IEP team members including their names, titles and contact information. There is also a section to track behaviors, schedule meetings, along with step by step assistance to prepare for an upcoming meeting.
Podcasts
Special Kids School Talk
Available online or in the iTunes store
Offers suggestions and recommendations including issues of safety, communication, literacy, medication, and assistive technology.